Florida Lawyers Melissa C. to Melissa Duran

Firm: Ogden & Sullivan, Professional Association

113 South Armenia Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33609 Zip code: 33609

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

707 SE 3rd Ave Ste 400 , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33316 Zip code: 33316

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Hiday & Ricke, P.A.

101 NE 3rd Avenue , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301 Zip code: 33301

Practice Areas: Insurance

Melissa Comras, a thirty-something over-achiever, has been a “Rising Star” four years running. Rated by Super Lawyers® and licensed since 2004, she is currently a shareholder at Jacksonville-based Hiday and Ricke, P.A., a collections litigation and subrogation law firm.. But Melissa’s career path to becoming a compliance, collections lawyer wasn’t intentional. She only pursued a law degree after asking a college professor for a letter of recommendation so she could go for her masters in psychology. Foreseeing her “calling,” he would only recommend her for law school. It was a “take-it-or-leave-it deal.”. So, that’s what she did. After graduating from the University of Central Florida (UCF), she was accepted at William Mitchell College of Law.. As hobbies go, Melissa plays piano and always wanted to play guitar. While in law school, she mastered the video game Guitar Hero, however she admits failing miserably at the real thing. Hard to imagine Melissa could really fail at anything. Maybe she’s just a bit hard on herself.. Diversified in her interests, Melissa speaks broken French (in addition to native English), likes to read, loves her Mac computer, and has a 5-year-old son.. Enjoying our friendly chat, I felt as if this outgoing, intelligent woman was someone I could hang out with––chatting about anything and everything. At some point, our conversation veered toward reminiscing about unforgettable life moments.. Turns out, Melissa went to school with former Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions football star, Daunte Culpepper, when he was a rookie running back at UCF. She met the Motor City Cobra, Tommy “The Hitman” Hearns, at a fundraiser in Hollywood, Florida, and has hobnobbed with other well-knowns like Pete Yorn, Jesse Ventura and Alan Dershowitz. After winning concert tickets, she got backstage passes to meet Sarah McLachlan and Indigo Girls, too.. In the professional arena, Melissa is a member of the Florida Bar, B’nai B’rith Justice Unit, National Association of Subrogation Professionals and co-chair of the Florida chapter. For the past eight years, she has worked out of Hiday and Ricke’s Ft. Lauderdale office, where her primary focus is major insurance subrogation matters, including litigation––from pre-suit through post-judgment recovery. Prior to her move to Hiday and Ricke, she was staff counsel at Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance Company.. Being an attorney these days has changed quite a bit, Melissa admits. Gone are the days of photocopies, fax machines and paper files. Email and texting are here to stay.. As all good things do, our conversation had to come to an end. Meeting Melissa was a pleasure.. Author: Carolyn Klucha

Firm: Woodbury and Santiago, P.A.

Two Datran Center   Penthouse 1A , Miami , Florida 33156 Zip code: 33156

Practice Areas: Corporate

Firm: Varner Law Firm

111 N Orange Ave Ste 800 , Orlando , Florida 32801 Zip code: 32801

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Melissa Minsk Donoho

1935 Harbour Inlet Dr , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33316 Zip code: 33316

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Ms. Melissa Disanti

15460 Briarwood Mnr , Davie , Florida 33331

Firm: Ms. Melissa Diaz

3411 Alt 19 Ste A , Palm Harbor , Florida 34683

Firm: Ms. Melissa Sofia Diaz

Po Box 2451 , Daytona Beach , Florida 32115

Firm: Florida Dept of Financial Services

200 E Gaines St , Tallahassee , Florida 32399 Zip code: 32399

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: The Bleakley Bavol Law Firm

15170 North Florida Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33613 Zip code: 33613

Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Automotive Products Liability, General Liability Defense, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Firm: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, P.A.

255 S Orange Ave , Orlando , Florida 32801

Firm: Johnson & Miller

113 N Fourth St 727 , Palatka , Florida 32177 Zip code: 32177

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Fednat Adjusting

14050 NW 14th St Ste 180 , Sunrise , Florida 33323

Firm: Law Offices of Anidjar and Levine, P.A.

300 SE 17th St , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33316

Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning

1769 E Moody Blvd Bldg 1 Fl 3 , Bunnell , Florida 32110

213 South Brevard Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33606 Zip code: 33606

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

500 N Orange Ave Ste 500 , Orlando , Florida 32801 Zip code: 32801

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Akerman Senterfitt

South Orange Avenue , Orlando , Florida 32801 Zip code: 32801

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Property Litigation Group, PLLC

2750 SW 145th Ave Ste 509 , Miramar , Florida 33027 Zip code: 33027

Practice Areas: Litigation